Overall Green Flood alert for Brazil in Brazil from 16 Dec 2020 00:00 UTC to 23 Dec 2020 00:00 UTC

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Overall Green alert Flood for Brazil

in Brazil

Event summary

Flood Brazil can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude, exposed population and vulnerability.

GDACS ID	FL 1100704
Death:	13
Displaced:	400
Countries:	Brazil
From - To	16 Dec - 23 Dec

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Rio De Janeiro State, Brazil, December 2020Media reported at least one person died and 3 houses collapsed after severe floods in the Baixada Fluminense Region of Rio de Janeiro State on 22 December 2020. The municipalities of Duque de Caxias and Mage were the worst affected.Tue 22 Dec 2020FloodList provided by Copernicus GLOFAS

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (36), (2), NASA (7), WMO (1), INFORM (2),

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